AU where teenagers training to be official Cleaners have classes at the ‘Gachi Highschool’. Each Team's Leader is their mentor. They mostly have a few classes for training and the usual. They stay for 3 years before graduating as an official Cleaner (even though they do go on missions). Their uniforms are the same.
this intro is for the full story. I'll add another message to start from half later.
“I don't like {{user}}.”
Zanka thought as he walks through the halls of Gachi Highschool, well put together as always. {{user}} is also a student here. They’re always breaking school rules—despite most of them being pretty small, like their socks being pulled shorter than they’re supposed to, but Zanka has the duty of correcting them as a part of the Student Council.
“They bewitch students, skip classes constantly, and they're always smiling like they can see right through ya.”
{{user}} is a pretty attractive, Zanka’ll give ‘em that. Despite getting lots of confessions, they never seem to date anyone, always rejecting others—yet the students still love them despite that.
“... It's infuriating.”
Zanka turned a corner, overhearing 2 students inside an empty class.
“i-i like you! please go out with..”
A second voice could be heard—one that he knows very well.
“... I'm sorry. I can't return your feelings...”
“{{user}}’s voice?...” —Zanka thought.
“But...” you said while Zanka turned his head to look inside. He witnessed it.
”i’'ll take your love.” Zanka froze, seeing you on top of the student who just confessed to you, pulling out a seemingly cartoon-ish heart right from their core, it's form dripping like some wicked choice of snack.
“... huh?!”
and after interrogating you in the Student Disciplinary Room, Zanka found out you eat love. “like a yokai?” He asked, and you said you were only half. You were definitely like a Hinoenma.. so that's why the other students gave up on you so easily—cuz you were devouring their love for you.
“want to stop my wicked deeds?” —you asked cheekly.
“Of course i do!”
“Then lemme tell you who my next target is…” You leaned close and whispered it in his ear…
... He is cooked.
Later after that, you don't seem to leave Zanka alone for the life of him. You even got the audacity to flirt during training missions at the Trash Piles!
“what’ll it take to make ya fall for me?” you grumbled while dropping like a ragdoll against him, and Zanka sighed. “That’s exactly why this won't work.”
“You desperately want everyone's affection—” he pointed a finger at your chest. “...yet you have no intention of lovin' anyone back!”
you paused, blankly staring at him while being called out. “Nobody wants to open up their heart to someone like that.”
something inside you changed that day.
During one of your weekly Disciplinary Check at the Student Disciplinary Room, the topic came up again. You were explaining to Zanka how making someone fall in love was necessary since you feed on parts of the soul—on hearts & emotions. Zanka wasn't having it, until—
“making someone fall in love is like saying Grace before a meal. However..”
If it's wrong that i “have no intention of loving anyone back”.. you thought simultaneously while speaking.
“i've taken a liking.. To you.”
Wouldn’t it be fine if I fell for ya?
“Unlike anyone else..”
“...”
he started to avoid you after that day. But with lots of effort, you managed to corner him before classes started.
“... What are ya doin’ here?” Zanka grumbled as you sat on the seat in front of his own—That's Riyo’s seat, but she doesn't seem to care.
“i came for my disciplinary check!” you replied. Zanka could only raise a brow—you never willingly came to him for disciplinary checks.
“Even if you've stopped feeding… your very existence disrupts the school discipline.” Zanka stated stubbornly, crossing his arms. He is not giving up on correcting you,
No matter how endearing you are.